Global Village Blog

The United Nations General Assembly declared in 1985 that the first Monday in October would be World Habitat Day.World Habitat Day is the one day set aside annually to recognize the basic right of every person to have adequate shelter. It also encourages grassroots action toward ending poverty housing.

This year World Habitat Day is Monday, Oct. 6th! There a number of ways you can get involved by helping raise awareness for the 1.6 billion people in need of adequate shelter around the world. Take action by sharing the social media posts, graphics and banners created by Habitat for Humanity International for this very important day or you can also click the links below to see other ways you can get involved:

However you plan to take action, know that every post shared, every signature on the petition, every prayer prayed, every event attended and hosted, and anything else that shines a light on the need for decent and affordable shelter makes a difference. When you participate, you are using your voice to speak out for people who are living in inadequate housing in your city and all over the world.

I'm excited to announce that I have scheduled my next Global Village trip and will begin my recruitment process very soon. In 2015, I plan to lead a team of up to 22 people to Rabinal, Guatemala to help build at least two homes with families in need of decent and affordable shelter. Here are the details of my trip:

Event code: GV15269

Location: Rabinal, Guatemala

Trip dates: June 6-14, 2015

Program cost: $1,830

Program cost due date: April 22, 2015

I will have more information about the Habitat affiliate we will partner with, the city of Rabinal, and ways to get involved with this project in the coming months.